It’s that most wonderful time of the year again in women’s college hockey, when we break down conference playoff possibilities and tiebreakers. Obscure statistics like “goal differential against the top four teams” suddenly take on an added importance, but hey, that’s better than a coin flip and far more straightforward than the NCAA selection process. … Read more
USCHO is pleased to announce the addition of 10 postseason broadcasts to its Women’s Game of the Week package. The action kicks off the weekend of March 5-6 with the WCHA Championships live from Minneapolis. The following weekend, the Game of the Week will be in Boston for the Hockey East Championships on March 12-13. … Read more
To preview Dartmouth hosting Harvard with the ECACHL and Ivy titles on the line on Friday night, here’s an updated look at USCHO’s rankings of the 10 greatest games between the two New England rivals. (First published Jan. 2004, updated Feb. 2005) The Best of Harvard vs. Dartmouth (Post-1998) 10) March 16, 2003 – Dartmouth … Read more
Harvard and Dartmouth’s recent showdowns have been memorable, but Friday night’s will be the first with both the ECACHL and Ivy titles immediately on the line.
One year after meeting in the ECAC final, the No. 5 Saints and No. 6 Crimson are still battling atop the standings. Two unbeaten streaks are on in the line come Saturday.
The No. 9 Tigers made history last weekend with three points against Brown and No. 6 Harvard. Can they do it again against their arch-nemesis, the No. 5 Saints?
Never before in the NCAA era of women’s college hockey have two unbeaten teams met so late in the season. USCHO will have live broadcasts of No. 1 Minnesota’s showdowns at No. 2 Dartmouth on Saturday and Sunday.
Three of the nation’s top five women’s hockey teams converge at Bright Hockey Center this Thanksgiving weekend. USCHO will be there with live broadcasts, including a rematch of the 2004 NCAA final.
Brian Schulz previews Sunday’s inaugural USCHO women’s hockey broadcast, featuring two-time defending Hockey East champion Providence and defending ECAC regular season champion St. Lawrence.
Defending champion Minnesota dominated the D-I women’s preseason All-USCHO teams by placing five players across all three teams, including three players on the first team. The three teams, announced by USCHO.com on Monday, include six 2002 Olympic medalists, four of which are on the first team. The previous two Frozen Four MVPs, Minnesota’s Krissy Wendell … Read more
For the second straight year, Dartmouth is the coaches’ preseason pick to win the ECAC women’s title, while last year’s regular season co-champions Harvard and St. Lawrence are right behind. The three schools, separated by just a single point in last season’s final standings, split the coaches’ 11 first-place votes. Dartmouth led the poll with … Read more
When Karen Thatcher helped set up Friar teammate Sonny Watrous in front for the game-winning goal early in the third period of Saturday’s 3-2 U.S. Under-22 women’s victory over Canada, Providence coach Bob Deraney had more reason to be thrilled than anyone else in the crowd of 659 at Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. “Seeing Watrous score … Read more
Kelly Stephens, senior on the defending champion Minnesota Gophers, has left no question that she’ll be leading by example when the college season begins. For the second straight evening, Stephens led the U.S Under-22 team to victory over Canada with two goals, including the game-winner. Her pair was part of a three-goal explosion in the … Read more
The United States is in an unfamiliar position entering this week’s annual Under-22 series with Canada-defending champion and favorite. As usual, the three-game series offers glimpses of top U.S. college players from both countries, but what’s been different recently is that the glimpses are of younger Canadians. The average age of this year’s Canadian roster … Read more
Officially ending a four-month process, the ECAC announced today it is adding Quinnipiac to its membership, effective 2005-06. The announcement was officially made today at a news conference on Quinnipiac’s campus. Quinnipiac will be replacing Vermont, which last winter announced its intentions to leave the ECAC for Hockey East following the upcoming season. The ECAC … Read more
If this afternoon’s game is any indication, U.S. Under-22 team head coach Alana Blahoski will have quite a decision to make when choosing her goaltender for next week’s series against Canada. Colgate’s Rebecca Lahar and Wisconsin’s Meghan Horras took turns putting on a netminding clinic this afternoon, combining to save all 26 shots they faced … Read more
The U.S. Under-22 team showed considerable spark during a late comeback bid, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Cammi Granato and the U.S. Red Team at the USA Hockey Women’s Festival in Lake Placid Friday night. Granato led the Reds with two goals in their 5-3 victory, and Angela Ruggiero and Minnesota junior Krissy Wendell … Read more
The newly expanded eight-team NCAA women’s hockey tournament in 2005 will be the first to award automatic bids, pending approval during the Sept. 21-22 meeting of the D-I Championships and Competition Cabinet. The ECAC, the WCHA and Hockey East were the three conferences recommended for automatic qualification, according to the recently released meeting agenda. Women’s … Read more
Northeastern alum Chanda Gunn, winner of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, was named the 2004 female recipient of the NCAA Sportsmanship Award last weekend. The award was the second Gunn had received this year out of a pool of all NCAA female athletes. She also received the Honda Inspiration Award as part of the Collegiate Women’s … Read more
While other teams this weekend lost top players to the Canadian national squad, Nicole Corriero has never wavered in her commitment to Harvard.